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Dept. Q Is a Chamber Play Wearing a Procedural's Coat

Scott Frank's Edinburgh cold-case series tells you in its first episode that the missing woman is alive. Everything that works in the show follows from that one decision about information.

Priya Nair·10 Sep·5 min

An empty concrete lot behind a row of Philadelphia rowhouses at night, a single streetlight leaning sideways.

Dope Thief and the Patient Criminal Serial

Peter Craig's Philadelphia crime serial dropped on Apple TV+ in March with Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura as the leads. It is patient, specific, and the best adult crime drama the service has aired.

Marcus Vell·2 May·7 min